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Lynchburg: Police hunt for man wanted in video gamer’s death, robbery

Crystal Graham

LPD shooting suspect 050625 The Lynchburg Police Department came up empty-handed when it served a search warrant today as they attempted to locate an individual potentially connected to a video gamer’s brutal death in May.

Police are currently searching for Terrell O’Brian Moss, 25, or Lynchburg.

A search warrant was executed in the 200 block of Twin Oak Drive in an effort to locate Moss earlier today, however, he was not located.

Moss is wanted on a charge of conspiracy to commit robbery, according to police, in connection to the May 6 shooting death of Zaykeese Amarius Brown, an avid gamer and former basketball player at E.C. Glass High School.

Anyone with information regarding Moss or his whereabouts is asked to contact 911.

A juvenile boy was taken into custody July 7 and charged with second-degree murder, shooting in the commission of a murder, robbery, use of firearm in commission of a felony and burglary with the intent to commit murder, rape, robbery or arson. He is being held at the Lynchburg Regional Juvenile Detention Center pending trial, according to police.

The shooting took place in the 2000 block of Bedford Avenue. Brown was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound to his chest after his friends arrived to check on him after he went silent in a chat room while playing a video game.

Life-saving measures were performed, but Brown was pronounced dead on arrival at Lynchburg General Hospital.

Police release video depicting murder suspect



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Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]

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